Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing that occurred Saturday in the parking lot of adjoining businesses on Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville.
According to the investigation, just before 11:30 a.m. on May 17, two men became involved in a verbal argument that escalated into a physical altercation in the 1500 block of Browns Bridge Road.
“During the course of the fight, the 43-year-old victim sustained multiple stab wounds to his upper body. The victim walked across the roadway to a Subway restaurant to seek help,” the sheriff’s office says.
The suspect, 44-year-old Alvin Reginald Maull of Gainesville, fled the scene. Following a brief search, law enforcement officers located Maull at the QT convenience store at the corner of Jesse Jewell Parkway and Queen City Parkway. He was taken into custody without incident just before 12:30 p.m.
At this time, Maull faces a single felony count of aggravated assault. The investigation is ongoing.
The victim remains hospitalized at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He is expected to survive his injuries.
Personnel with the Gainesville Police Department assisted with Saturday’s incident investigation.
